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that_o rather_o than_o fail_v the_o woman_n the_o church_n he_o mean_v shall_v have_v wing_n to_o carry_v she_o out_o of_o the_o dragon_n reach_n revel_v 12.13_o 14._o that_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v nourish_v she_o for_o a_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_o a_o time_n that_o if_o the_o serpent_n cast_v out_o flood_n of_o water_n after_o she_o to_o carry_v she_o away_o the_o earth_n shall_v swallow_v up_o the_o flood_n vers_fw-la 15.16_o in_o brief_a that_o god_n will_v arm_v and_o raise_v all_o the_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o church_n add_v unto_o these_o the_o decree_n pronounce_v against_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n that_o deceive_v they_o that_o receive_v the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n they_o shall_v be_v take_v and_o be_v cast_v alive_a into_o a_o lake_n of_o fire_n burn_v with_o brimstone_n revel_v 19.20_o a_o thing_n not_o only_o decree_v but_o do_v with_o god_n though_o not_o yet_o execute_v in_o the_o sight_n 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